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SET WASHBASIN.

No. 535,147. Patented Mar. 5, 1895.

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SET WASHBASIN. Nm 535,147. Patented Mar. 5, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,147', dated March 5, 1 895.

Application filed January 26, 1894. Serial No. 498,120. (No model.)

'To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. STEVENS, .I r., of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Set Washbasins, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to set wash-basins and it consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will be readily understood by reference to the description of the accom panying drawings and to the claims hereto appended and in which my invention is clearly pointed out Heretofore set wash-basins have been arranged entirely beneath the slab by which they are supported which slab has an opening cut through it of a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of the inside of the basin at the top. The joint between the under side of the slab and the top of basin is often a source of annoyance on account of the liability of its becoming foul by an accumulation of dirt therein and the difliculty pf cleaning the same when it once becomes oul.

The object of my present invention is to obviate the above mentioned objection and to this end I construct and mount my improved wash-basin as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a perspective View of a washbasin illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same the cutting plane being parallel to the back vertical slab or the wall of the building. Fig. 3 is a vertical section online on Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a similar view illustrating a modification. Fig. 5 is a partial plan illustrating still another modification. Fig. 6 isapartial vertical section on line y, y, on Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan of a basin in which the discharge pipe is at the rear of the basin with my invention applied thereto, and Fig. 8 is a vertical section on line a', a, on Fig. 7.

In the accompanying drawings A is the wash basin of the same general construction as the portable crockery basins generally used on portable commodes except that it is provided with an outlet passage through its bottom and with an overflow passage.

B is a slab of marble, wood, or any suitable material upon the upper surface of which said basin is supported and to which it is permanently secured in a fixed position.

I have shown the slab B as supported upon brackets C secured to the wall D of the room, to which is also secured the vertically arranged slab E as shown in Fig. l, but. the slab may be supported upon a fixed casing containing drawers or inclosing a closet as may be desired without affecting the principles of my invention.

The basin A is provided with an outlet or discharge opening ct in its bottom which may be in its center as shown in Figs. 2, 3, a and 5, or at the rear side of the basin as shown in Figs. 7, and 8, or said opening may be through the rear wall of the basin.

In some forms of basins an overflow passage b is formed in the crockery as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4, the opening thereto from the basin being exposed as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, or hid from view by an overhanging shield c as shown in Fig. 4;.

The discharge opening o. has fitted therein, with a packed joint, the discharge pipe d provided with the strainer e or not as preferred, and in the case of the form of basin shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, 7 and 8, said discharge pipe extends through the slab B, has its lower portion threaded and is provided with a nutf which is screwed up against the under side of the slab B to rmly clamp the basin A to said slab.

The basin is provided with a base or sup porting liange A to rest upon the upper surface of the slab B, which liange may be at the extreme base of the basin as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8, or intermediate between the base of said basin and its top as shown in Figs. 4 and 6.

The basin may be additionally secured to the slab by the use of steady-pinsgset in the slab and projecting into sockets in the flange A to prevent any possibility of the basin being moved about its discharge pipe as shown in Figs. 3, and 8 or by bolts h and nuts h as shown in Fig. 2.

When the iiange A is arranged on the basin IOO above its bottom so that the bottom of the basin projects through an opening cut in the slab for the purpose the basin will be secured to the slab by the bolts h and nuts h', and be supported entirely by its flange without touching the sides of the opening through the slab as shown in Figs. 4 and 6.

When the outlet from the bottom of the basin is in the center and the overflow is thro ugh a curved passage formed in the crockery and leading to the central discharge pipe said pipe has one or more openings in its side which communicate with said curved passage in a well known manner.

In some cases, and especially when the entrance to the overflow passage bis covered or hid from View by the shield c, I extend the passage b upward through the rim of the basin above the entrance thereto from the interior of the basin, for convenience in cleaning said passage in caseit should become clogged, and I close the upper end of said passage by the removable plugt' as shown in Fig. 4.

F is a trap connected with the discharge pipe d in a well known manner.

G and H are respectively the hot and cold Water faucets set in the slab B at the rear of the basin and connected to the hot and cold watersupplypipesin any well known manner.

In some cases in order to obviate having so great a height of faucet show above the slab I construct the basin with a hollow extension Zprojecting from its back or rear side, and extending to the top of the basin rim, and mount the faucet or faucets directly thereon with their shanks extending down through said hollow extension and the slab B with nuts thereon to screw against the under side of said slab and thus firmly secure said faucets and the basin in position as shown in Fig. 6. The chamber formed in said extension may be utilized to extend the upper bend of the vent pipe above the bottom of the bowl so that a clogging of the discharge pipe may be detected by the failure of the water to escape from the bowl. A rib Z extends partly around said extension at the base of each faucet and extends upward therefrom so as to catch any water that may leak through the joint around the stern of' the faucet valve and direct it into the bowl. The dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 7 represent the outlines of the flange A. By this construction the joint between the basin and the slab is entirely above the slab and may be packed to render it liquid tight, and thus prevent its ever becoming foul because it is in plain sight and accessible for cleaning at all times.

In another application of mine filed February 14, 1895, Serial No. 538,314 and covering a division of this case as originally filed are claimed certain feat ures shown and described in this application but not claimed herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A set wash-basin provided with a seat or bearing surface to rest upon the upper surface of a supporting slab, in combination with a supporting slab; a discharge pipe extending through the bottom of said basin and said slab; and a nut fitted to said pipe and screwed against the under side of said slab to clamp it in a fixed position.

2. A set wash-basin of earthenware provided with a seat or bearing surface to rest upon the upper surface of a supporting slab and with an overiiow passage formed integral with said basin,in combination with a supporting slab; a discharge pipe extending through the bottom of said basin and said slab; a nut on said pipe to clamp said basin to said slab and openings in the side of said discharge pipe communicating with the overiiow passage in said basin.

3. A set Wash-basin provided with a seat or bearing surface to rest upon the upper surface of its supporting slab, in combination with a supporting slab; a screw threaded clamping device for clamping said basin to said slab in a fixed position; and a steady-pin set in said slab and engaging a socket in said ilange as and for the purposes described.

4. A set wash basin provided with a seat or bearing surface to rest upon its supporting slab and with an exteriorly projecting boss extending from the bottom of said iiange to the top of the basin, in combination with a supporting slab; means having provision for securing said basin to said slab in a fixed position; and a faucet mounted upon said boss with its shank extending through said boss and slab.

5. A set wash basin provided with a seat or bearing surface to rest upon the upper surface of its supporting slab,a seat or seats for supporting a faucet or faucets directly on said basin, and an upwardly projecting segmental lip or rib extending around the outer portion of each faucet seat.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 24th day of January, A. D. 1894.

JOHN I-I. STEVENS, JR.

Vitnesscs:

N. C. LOMBARD, H. THnoDoRn FLETCHER.

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